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Quiz about Important Dates in History For Politicians

Important Dates in History For Politicians Quiz

An 'event' in history is given, with a political 'flavour', and from the multiple choice answers you need to pick the correct date (or answer). Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Engadine. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Engadine

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
148,975

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

Plays
1022

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Question 1 of 25

1. The month of January and Australian history. On what date was the Commonwealth of Australia established? Hint

1 January 1901

21 January 1901

11 January 1901

31 January 1901

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Question 2 of 25

2. The month of January, looking at American history: on which of the following dates did Theodore Roosevelt die? Hint

16 January 1919

6 January 1919

26 January 1919

1 January 1919

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Question 3 of 25

3. On what date in the month of February did the Ayatollah Khomeini return to Iran after years of exile in France? Hint

31 February 1979

11 February 1979

1 February 1979

21 February 1979

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Question 4 of 25

4. The month of February: on what date was Yasser Arafat appointed leader of the PLO? Hint

31 February 1969

13 February 1969

3 February 1969

23 February 1969

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Question 5 of 25

5. The month of March and American history. On what date was Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as twenty-eighth President of the United States? Hint

4 March 1913

24 March 1913

14 March 1913

31 March 1913

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Question 6 of 25

6. The month of March: on what date did Hitler's German forces invade Austria? Hint

3 March 1938

30 March 1938

23 March 1938

13 March 1938

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Question 7 of 25

7. The month of April: on what date did America formally enter World War I? Hint

2 April 1917

16 April 1917

6 April 1917

26 April 1917

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Question 8 of 25

8. In the month of April, on what date did the Ayatollah Khomeini declare Iran an Islamic republic? Hint

31 April 1979

11 April 1979

1 April 1979

21 April 1979

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Question 9 of 25

9. The merry month of May: on what date did President Nixon make his first visit to the then-Soviet Union? Hint

2 May 1972

22 May 1972

12 May 1972

20 May 1972

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Question 10 of 25

10. The month of May: on what date was Golda Meir born? Hint

13 May 1898

3 May 1898

23 May 1898

30 May 1898

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Question 11 of 25

11. The month of June and American history. On what date did Congress pass the 19th Amendment? Hint

14 June 1919

4 June 1919

24 June 1919

2 June 1919

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Question 12 of 25

12. In the month of June: on what date was Leonid Brezhnev elected to the dual office of Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and Soviet President? Hint

6 June 1977

2 June 1977

26 June 1977

16 June 1977

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Question 13 of 25

13. July and American history. On what date during this month did President Johnson sign the Civil Rights Bill prohibiting racial discrimination? Hint

12 July 1964

32 July 1964

22 July 1964

2 July 1964

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Question 14 of 25

14. July and American history: on what date was President Coolidge born? Hint

14 July 1872

1 July 1872

24 July 1872

4 July 1872

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Question 15 of 25

15. August and British history. On what date was Stanley Baldwin, English Prime Minister, born? Hint

30 August 1867

13 August 1867

3 August 1867

23 August 1867

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Question 16 of 25

16. August and American history. On what date did President Nixon announce his resignation? Hint

2nd August 1974

18th August 1974

8th August 1974

23rd August 1974

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Question 17 of 25

17. The month of September: on what date did Germany invade Poland? Hint

1st September 1939

21st September 1939

11th September 1939

30th September 1939

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Question 18 of 25

18. September: on what date was Nikita Khrushchev elected Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party? Hint

19 September 1953

1 September 1953

7 September 1953

28 September 1953

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Question 19 of 25

19. October: on what date did Chiang Kai-shek become President of China? Hint

6 October 1928

26 October 1928

16 October 1928

1 October 1928

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Question 20 of 25

20. October and American history. On what date did President Wilson detonate the explosives that opened up the Panama Canal? Hint

30 October 1913

1 October 1913

10 October 1913

20 October 1913

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Question 21 of 25

21. November and American history. On what date was there an assassination attempt made on President Truman? Hint

1st November 1950

21st November 1950

11th November 1950

30th November 1950

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Question 22 of 25

22. The month of November: which of the following two Presidents were both elected on the fourth day of the month (in different years of course!)? Hint

Harry S Truman and John F Kennedy

Harry S Truman and Ronald Reagan

Dwight D Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan

John F Kennedy and Dwight D Eisenhower

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Question 23 of 25

23. December: on what date was Napoleon crowned? Hint

2nd December 1804

12th December 1804

22nd December 1804

31st December 1804

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Question 24 of 25

24. December and British history. On what date was David Lloyd George voted Prime Minister? Hint

17th December 1916

2nd December 1916

27th December 1916

7th December 1916

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Question 25 of 25

25. American history. In the month of December, on what date did George Washington die? Hint

14 December 1799

4 December 1799

24 December 1799

1 December 1799

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The month of January and Australian history. On what date was the Commonwealth of Australia established?

Answer: 1 January 1901

On 1 January 1901, Edmund Barton was elected as Australia's first Prime Minister and one hundred years later on New Years Day, 2001, Australia celebrated its Centenary of Federation!

2. The month of January, looking at American history: on which of the following dates did Theodore Roosevelt die?

Answer: 6 January 1919

The twenty-sixth President of the United States died in his sleep at his home in Oyster Bay, New York, aged 60. Even though he had been ill, his death was sudden.

3. On what date in the month of February did the Ayatollah Khomeini return to Iran after years of exile in France?

Answer: 1 February 1979

A devout cleric, Khomeini was the son of an Islamic religious scholar. In December 1979, a new Iranian constitution was approved, naming Khomeini as Iran's political and religious leader for life! However, he died in 1989.

4. The month of February: on what date was Yasser Arafat appointed leader of the PLO?

Answer: 3 February 1969

Yasser Arafat was appointed leader of the PLO at the Palestinian National Congress in Cairo on 3 February 1969.

5. The month of March and American history. On what date was Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as twenty-eighth President of the United States?

Answer: 4 March 1913

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in 1856 and studied law and political science. In 1886 he received a Ph.D. and taught history and political economy.

6. The month of March: on what date did Hitler's German forces invade Austria?

Answer: 13 March 1938

Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933 in Germany and spent the next few years rebuilding the German army, preparing it for war!

7. The month of April: on what date did America formally enter World War I?

Answer: 6 April 1917

Two days after the Senate voted to declare war against Germany, the House of Representatives endorsed the declaration and America formally entered World War I.

8. In the month of April, on what date did the Ayatollah Khomeini declare Iran an Islamic republic?

Answer: 1 April 1979

Born in 1900 in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini was educated in Islam and became a Shiite 'Ayatollah', a supreme religious leader.

9. The merry month of May: on what date did President Nixon make his first visit to the then-Soviet Union?

Answer: 22 May 1972

Although it was Nixon's first visit to the Soviet Union as President, he had visited Moscow before as Eisenhower's Vice President.

10. The month of May: on what date was Golda Meir born?

Answer: 3 May 1898

Born Goldie Mabovitch, in Kiev, she was Israeli Prime Minister from 1969 to 1973. Educated in America, she moved to Palestine in 1921, where she worked on a kibbutz with her husband.

11. The month of June and American history. On what date did Congress pass the 19th Amendment?

Answer: 4 June 1919

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote, was passed by Congress in June 1919.

12. In the month of June: on what date was Leonid Brezhnev elected to the dual office of Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and Soviet President?

Answer: 16 June 1977

Leonid Ilich Brezhnev, Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party from 1964, was elected President of the 'Supreme Soviet', becoming head of both the party and the state.

13. July and American history. On what date during this month did President Johnson sign the Civil Rights Bill prohibiting racial discrimination?

Answer: 2 July 1964

Thirty-sixth President of the United States, he had served as Vice President to John F. Kennedy. Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in 1908 and died in 1973.

14. July and American history: on what date was President Coolidge born?

Answer: 4 July 1872

John Calvin Coolidge, the thirtieth President of the United States was born on the 4th of July, 1872!

15. August and British history. On what date was Stanley Baldwin, English Prime Minister, born?

Answer: 3 August 1867

Stanley Baldwin was English Prime Minister from 1923 to 1929 and during his third term of office, Edward VIII abdicated!

16. August and American history. On what date did President Nixon announce his resignation?

Answer: 8th August 1974

President Richard M. Nixon became the first President in American history to resign. He did so as impeachment proceedings against him were brought underway for his involvement in Watergate. His resignation became effective at noon the following day.

17. The month of September: on what date did Germany invade Poland?

Answer: 1st September 1939

On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland, thus starting World War II.

18. September: on what date was Nikita Khrushchev elected Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party?

Answer: 7 September 1953

After the death of Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev was elected as Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.

19. October: on what date did Chiang Kai-shek become President of China?

Answer: 6 October 1928

Also called Chiang Chung-cheng, he became Chinese Nationalist leader or President in 1928 and, under different titles and in various offices, he exercised almost uninterrupted power as leader.

20. October and American history. On what date did President Wilson detonate the explosives that opened up the Panama Canal?

Answer: 10 October 1913

President Wilson, via remote control from the White House, detonated forty tons of explosives to clear the last obstacles and open the Panama Canal.

21. November and American history. On what date was there an assassination attempt made on President Truman?

Answer: 1st November 1950

Two Puerto Ricans attempted to assassinate President Truman on 1 November 1950. He escaped without injury, but one of his bodyguards was shot dead.

22. The month of November: which of the following two Presidents were both elected on the fourth day of the month (in different years of course!)?

Answer: Dwight D Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan

Elected thirty-fourth President of the United States on 4 November 1952 was Dwight David Eisenhower and elected fortieth President on 4 November 1980 was Ronald Reagan!

23. December: on what date was Napoleon crowned?

Answer: 2nd December 1804

In Paris, on 2 December 1804, Napoleon was crowned Emperor by Pope Pius VII.

24. December and British history. On what date was David Lloyd George voted Prime Minister?

Answer: 7th December 1916

David Lloyd George became Prime Minister of a British coalition government on 7 December 1916.

25. American history. In the month of December, on what date did George Washington die?

Answer: 14 December 1799

George Washington, American revolutionary and first President died of acute laryngitis at his home in Virginia aged 67.

Source: Author Engadine

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